The founder of Guming has two partners, namely Wang Yunan and Wang Caibo.

In 2008, Wang Yunan and one of his elementary school classmates, Wang Caibo, opened a milk tea shop in Linhai, Taizhou. In 2010, Wang Yunan registered the "Gu Ming" trademark and founded the Gu Ming brand. Later, he gradually developed his relatives and classmates into partners, and they joined Gu Ming's team one after another.